Some Mondays, I get up and kind of know what we’re going to be working with over the course of the week ahead. On this particular Monday, we woke up to foggy fields and 48 degree temps, which definitely marked a change in course and yields for crops that have been wildly abundant for the past couple of months. The fruiting crops are slowing down. Tomatoes, melons, and cucumbers are still on for this week, but in much lesser degree. And fittingly, we’re picking the last of our Summer Squash and filling up many many bins of Winter Squash simultaneously this week. So, this is my roundabout way of suggesting that some of this stuff is going to feel more precious, and I encourage you to treat it as such in whatever way makes most sense to you—a fresh salad, a sandwich, straight up dripping over the sink, its up to you.
As luck would have it, our Romano Beans decided that this was their year to go bananas. A second rotation has come online, and while I know that some of you live and breathe for fresh bean season, some of you have had your fill. So, there will be beans one last week for members of the CSA to take or leave as they wish—they’re a bonus/freebie item at this point. We’re not counting them toward the share value, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t at least offer up the abundance!
That being said, this is still one sweet little week in September. We’re breaking up the monotony with Beets and Fennel harvests, so if the cooler temps have you ready to roast a little bit, do it! Fennel is one of those aromatic vegetables that tastes nice and sweet sliced thin and eaten raw in a salad with tomatoes or beets and such, but it shines equally when it is caramelized like (or with) an onion. And we’ll be mixing and matching many kinds of Pluots and Plums from Okanogan too!
Thanks and have a great week,
Katie
IMPORTANT DATES -
IMPORTANT DATES -
Saturday, October 4th:
Last Day of Summer CSA & Last Day to Shop the Farmstand on Saturdays
Tuesday, October 7th & Wednesday, October 8th:
First Days of Fall CSA & Fall Hours
The Fall 2025 Season Runs 10 Weeks, October 7th- December 10, 2025
IN THE FARMSHARES THIS WEEK:
Tomatoes or Mini Cantaloupes
Beets
Fennel
Lettuce
Sweet Corn
Romano Beans
Pluots or Plums
RECIPES & SEASONAL TIPS
TOMATO & FENNEL SALAD - Ina Garten
MELON & FENNEL SALAD WITH PISTACHIOS & BASIL - Dishing Up the Dirt
PESTO PASTINA SALAD - Dan Pelosi
CHERRY TOMATO & BUTTER BEAN SKILLET WITH CARAMELIZED FENNEL - The First Mess
ROASTED BEET & FENNEL WITH ORANGE VINAGRETTE - Walder Wellness
ROASTED BEET PLUM SALAD- At the Immigrant’s Table
GRILLED PORK CHOPS WITH PLUM & RED ONION MOSTARDA- Lidia Bastianich